UNH briefs: Student athletes honored

Thursday

Jan 31, 2013 at 3:15 AM

FROM STAFF REPORTS

DURHAM — Goalie Jenn Gilligan the University of New Hampshire women’s hockey team was named Hockey East goalie of the month for January.

Gilligan tallied a 3-2 record on the month, posting three consecutive wins to start the second half of the schedule. In the first game, she backboned the Wildcats to a 4-2 victory at Union by making 26 saves on 28 shots faced. Gilligan then recorded a pair of wins at Connecticut, including her first shutout on Jan. 20 after making 19 saves.

UNH gymnast Austyn Fobes was named the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) co-gymnast of the week for the second time this season. She placed first in vault and all-around to power UNH to a tri-meet victory against Brown and Temple on Jan. 26 at Lundholm Gymnasium.

The senior scored a 9.825 on vault, secured second place on uneven bars with a 9.850 and finished third on floor exercise with a 9.775. Her all-around mark of 39.175 highlighted the Wildcats’ season-high score of 195.650.

UNH skier Annika Taylor was named Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association female nordic skier of the week. At last weekend’s Colby Carnival, Taylor raced to her first career first-place finish in the 15K freestyle Sunday, one day after finishing second in the 5K classic. Through two carnivals and four Nordic races, Taylor is currently EISA’s second-ranked skier in both free technique and classical racing disciplines. The Wildcats’ women’s team has registered wins in all four races.

Lax coach Albrecht named to the U.S. team

DURHAM — UNH women’s lacrosse coach Sarah Albrecht was named to the US Lacrosse women’s national team that will compete in the 2013 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup, July 11-20 in Oshawa, Ontario.

Albrecht, one of seven midfielders on the roster, was a member of the U.S. gold-medal team at the 2009 World Cup and was named to the FIL All-World Team in recognition of her outstanding play, which included 14 goals and three assists in seven games. The 2013 team was selected from a 25-player U.S. women’s national training team roster that was previously selected from a group of 38 players comprising the 2012-14 U.S. women’s national team.